I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
I'm sure that if each of us sits down and really thinks about it, we can think of a song(or two, or three, or more)that truly sums up what we're all about personally.
In my case, the very first song that leaps to my mind is Neil Enloe's "The Joy Of Knowing Jesus", a song that I essentially adopted as my anthem in October 1975, when I chose to allow Jesus Christ to be the Lord and Savior of my life, That song sums up what I'm about as well as any song does.
But there are songs of a more secular nature that can define us as well. And in my case, I often hark back to this one...a song written in 1966 by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and lyricist Tony Asher, one that appeared on the Beach Boys' groundbreaking "Pet Sounds" album.
Even though I've long ago adopted the joy of knowing Jesus, this following song still describes the way I feel often down deep inside myself.
It is called "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times", and I'll share the lyrics of it here.
I Just Wasn't Made For These Times(Beach Boys)
(Brian Wilson/Tony Asher)
I keep looking for a place to fit
Where I can speak my mind
I've been trying hard to find the people
That I won't leave behind
They say I got brains
But they ain't doing me no good
I wish they could
Each time things start to happen again
I think I got something good goin' for myself
But what goes wrong
Sometimes I feel very sad
Sometimes I feel very sad
(Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into)
Sometimes I feel very sad
(Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into)
I guess I just wasn't made for these times
Every time I get the inspiration
To go change things around
No one wants to help me look for places
Where new things might be found
Where can I turn when my fair weather friends cop out
What's it all about
Each time things start to happen again
I think I got something good goin' for myself
But what goes wrong
Sometimes I feel very sad
Sometimes I feel very sad
(Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into)
Sometimes I feel very sad
(Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into)
I guess I just wasn't made for these times
I guess I just wasn't made for these times
I guess I just wasn't made for these times
I guess I just wasn't made for these times
I guess I just wasn't made for these times
I guess I just wasn't made for these times
The last line of the song IS repeated over and over in the Beach Boys' recording of the song.
Even though I often wonder why I'm here now on this earth, it's because of that joy of knowing Jesus I have that allows me to rejoice in the fact that I'm here now...and alive and well.
Any of you have songs that just really hit home like that?
Posted on Jul 12, 2007 - 01:06 AM | [6]
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Mike, that song is another song that expresses my deepest feelings as well. "Open My Understanding" is almost like a prayer hymn for me.
"You Don't Mess Around With Jim" by Jim Croce
John, I always felt that our California homeboy Brian Wilson was a frustrated Southern Gospel tenor and a decent quartet man. My current fave, also a Wilson/Asher composition from "Pet Sounds" is the amazing "God Only Knows."
I have sung many of Neil's songs because they touch the heart and carry a message that is relevant no matter how long it has been since they were written.